Rumor Has It Last updated: 10 hours ago
-
Fact Check
6,000 Muslim with Forged Papers Caught at Southern Border
A claim that 6,000 Muslim migrants were captured at the U.S.-Mexico border with forged papers is unsubstantiated. Read More
-
Fact Check
Bermuda Triangle: Ship Reappears 90 Years After Going Missing
It's fake news: The SS Cotopaxi has not been discovered by the Cuban Coast Guard decades after it vanished in the Bermuda Triangle. Read More
-
Fact Check
Putin Gives Obama Ultimatum
A disreputable web site reported — falsely — that Vladimir Putin gave President Barack Obama 24 hours to stop smearing Russia, or he would start World War III. Read More
-
Fact Check
Supreme Court Confirms 20-Year Prison Sentence for Ex-VP Dick Cheney
The Huffington Post published a satirical item claiming Dick Cheney was sentenced to 20 years in prison for war crimes, confusing some readers. Read More
-
Fact Check
Energy CEO Disparages 'Dirty Natives'?
A online image claims Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcy Warren made a comically villainous statement about "dirty natives" and Dakota Pipeline protesters. Read More
-
Fact Check
Spanish Dancer Jellyfish
A photograph purportedly showing a "Spanish Dancer Jellyfish" is actually a piece of digital artwork. Read More
-
News
'Cooking with Semen' Class to Open in London ... Maybe
A London events booking company will offer a "BYOS" (Bring Your Own Semen) culinary class if, and only if, enough interested parties apply. Read More
-
Fact Check
Bill O'Reilly Telephone Poll of 25,000 Voters Shows Trump with a Huge Lead?
A tweet about an online survey on the Fox News host's website misrepresented the nature of that poll. Read More
-
Fact Check
Hillary Clinton’s 'Sudden Move' of $1.8 Billion to Qatar Central Bank Stuns Financial World
Reports that the Clinton Foundation suddenly moved $1.8 billion to Qatar originated with a fake news and conspiracy web site. Read More
-
Fact Check
30,000 Scientists Reject Anthropogenic Climate Change?
More than 30,000 people may have signed a petition challenging the veracity of anthropogenic global warming, but you don’t have to be a climate scientist to sign it. Read More
-
Fact Check
WikiLeaks: Clintons Purchase $200 Million Maldives Estate
Reports that the Clintons bought an expensive estate in the Maldives came from a web site that only publishes hoax and satire news. Read More
-
News
Progressive Activist Tom Hayden Dies
The outspoken '60s radical also enjoyed a long career as a mainstream politician and author, and he was married for a time to actress/activist Jane Fonda. Read More
-
Fact Check
Jimmy John's Gourmet Hunts
Jimmy John Liautaud, the owner of Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, is a big game hunter. Read More
-
Fact Check
Cheryl Mills Called Benghazi Dead 'Idiot Soldiers' in Leaked E-Mail
There is no leaked e-mail in which longtime Clinton aide Cheryl Mills called the Benghazi dead "idiot soldiers" and expressed that she was glad they were tortured. Read More
-
Fact Check
Trump's Family Surname Was Once 'Drumpf'
Donald Trump's ancestors changed the family surname from "Drumpf" to "Trump," but the timing of that change isn't clear. Read More
-
Fact Check
Brad Pitt Endorses Donald Trump, Slams Money-Hungry Liberals
Actor Brad Pitt has not "blamed liberals" for taking his money, nor has he endorsed Donald Trump for President. Read More
-
News
WikiLeaks Director Gavin MacFadyen Dies
WikiLeaks' director Gavin MacFadyen has died, but he was not "found dead" nor did he pass away under "mysterious" circumstances. Read More
-
Fact Check
Trump Just Removed His Name from His Hotels Due to Plummeting Business?
Trump Hotels announced in September 2016 that their new hotels would be named "Scion," but the name "Trump" is not being removed from established hotels. Read More
